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Since Mapp v. Ohio, the United States Supreme Court has held that evidence obtained as a result of a violation of the Fourth Amendment cannot be used in any criminal prosecution of a defendant. This is called the exclusionary rule, and it encompasses both the “primary evidence obtained as a direct result of an illegal search …

The Senate today considered, and rejected, four bills regarding gun control measures which aim to prevent the criminal massacre that occurred at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL from occurring again. These bills are outlined in detail here, as well as their votes. First, Senator Feinstein (D- California) proposed an amendment to House Resolution 2578, an appropriations bill for …

On this episode of Dorer Daily I talk about the Pulse Nightclub Shooting in Orlando, FL and the ongoing debates about LGBTQ hate crimes, Islamic terrorism by domestic terrorists, and gun control, with particular focus on the latter. I start from the premise that the “assault weapon” is not a practical weapon for self …

Today I chat about the best/first experimental studio rock album: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. In an age of tape, experimentation, and expansion, they released a record that changed the way records were made from then on out. It has always had a special place in my heart, and I’ll explain why. Follow me …

On this episode of Dorer Daily I talk about how on this day in 1857 the owner of Dred Scott freed him. This freedom came after nearly a lifetime of slavery. Most importantly to me and my listeners as well as the country as a whole is the fact that it also came after two separate …

On today’s episode of Dorer Daily I talk about Georgia’s primary elections and Macon-Bibb’s local elections today, with a particular focus the foolishness of party affiliation for local office. I also will talk about Georgia’s alarming problem with incumbency, particularly party incumbency. (did you know that 5 U.S. House districts in Georgia are decided …

On this episode of Dorer Daily, I talk about how on May 23, 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, known colloquially as “Bonnie and Clyde” shuffled off this mortal coil in a hail of gunfire on a deserted road in rural Louisiana. They were glorified in the media as a vicious criminal duo, were responsible for …

On this May 19th, 2016 episode of Dorer Daily, I talk about how literally everything that Trump opposes has been historically relevant to the date of May 19th. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo, (which represented compromise in war, and we all know how the Donald feels about people that were captured, much less about diplomacy …

On today’s episode of Dorer Daily I talk about how the last time we could see Halley’s Comet and it wasn’t the worst time we could see Halley’s Comet was 106 years ago today. I also talk about how for once in a lifetime it appears that the United States Senate Republicans agree on …

On this May 17, 2016 episode of Dorer Daily, I talk about how on this day in 1994 Malawi had its first multi-party election! But, that’s just a way to keep with the theme of the show referencing a day in history, or is it? A common refrain in Today’s American politics is “the …